SPEAKERS
Kang Ping, HR Director Greater China & South Asia, Dow Corning
Ms. Ping Kang assumes Human Resources Director role for Dow Corning Greater China since June, 2009. Prior to that, Ping spent five years in Texas Instruments (TI), later Sensata Technologies (ST), a company spun off from TI and Henkel. She has assumed various roles such as HR managers for manufacturing sites, HR directors for business Group, China and Asia HR director etc. In her 20 years of Human Resources Management, Ping has participated full life cycle of different companies ranging from FMCG, High Tech to Chemicals. She clearly understands HR challenges in different stage of company and the nature of HR roles in various industries. While as most of the time working as HR generalist, Ping demonstrated fair mastery of full HR spectrum. And she is particularly strong at creating and driving Human Resources Strategy which well aligned with business direction. Working under global context, Ping is very passionate with aligning global resources to building and developing high performing organizations, activating employee engagement program, attract and retain high caliber talents etc. Ping holds a Master Degree of Business Administration from CEIBS. She is a certified leadership coach.
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning (www.dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is a joint venture equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. Headquartered in Midland, Michigan in the US, Dow Corning has around 11,000 employees around the globe. In 2014, the company’s sales revenue reached US$6.22 billion, over half of which came from regions outside the US. Innovation is at the core of what Dow Corning does. Dow Corning has invested about 4-5% of its sales revenue annually in research and development, and currently possesses 5,066 active patents. Greater China is one of the priority markets for Dow Corning and an engine for its future growth. Dow Corning began to actively develop its business in China more than 40 years ago when the company opened its first office in Hong Kong in 1973. The last few years have seen rapid growth for Dow Corning in China with investments totaling more than US$2 billion. This truly reflects the company’s long-term commitment to the nation and to Chinese customers. Dow Corning now has six offices (Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Taiwan), two major manufacturing sites (Shanghai Songjiang, Zhangjiagang) and a China Business and Technology Center. Together these bring the world’s most advanced silicone-based products, services and production technology to China’s businesses. Dow Corning’s first manufacturing site in China was established in Songjiang, Shanghai in 1997. Since then, the company has made significant ongoing investments and expanded its ability to manufacture newly developed finished products, new downstream applications and products that are developed at the China Business and Technology Center.